BAH DOS RECORDER,
The nnicllalitnnn (.'nnarbt On,
An l'ngllahman on hi first visit tc
this city with tils family strolled dowr.
Broadway alone one night and droppec"
Into a music hall. He had hardly liwt
seated before two sketch artists jerpo
trated the following:
rersItlORo Hear about Jones? Terrl
ble thing happened to Jonos.
Hadlnnge No.
Persiflage Yes. Ho dropped SM feet
Itndlnago You don't tell me? 01
course he was kllld?
Persiflage-No, not killed. They wen
pi pi' feet.
A half hour later the Hrlton grasped
Ills sides and startled the house with
an outburst of cachlnatory ecstasy. Re
covering, he Jumped up, hurried out ol
the music hall and soon reached his bo
te). He stopped outside the door of hit
room and pave way again to a soul stir
ring laugh. Knlering the room he Im
mediately called to Ills wife:
"lldlth," ho cried. "Oh. this Is the Job
llest evert" and he gave way again.
His wife looked at him In frightened
surprlsa.
"Oh, Kdltb, did you over hear about
Percy Sinlthers?"
"No."
"Hah Jove, tho poor fellow fell Xfi
feet."
"How dreadfully horrid I He roust
have been awfully mangled."
"No. He fell on 350 plus," and he ex
ploded again nnd did not subside until
n half down bell boys rushed to Ml
room to make solicitous inquiries.
New York Sun.
Hot Wntrr Cur. n t'lre.
One wouM liardly believe that a hot
tie of water standing harmlessly on
n table could be the cause of a fire.
Nevertheless such Is the case. In my
laboratory the other day I detected the
odor of burning wood and. seeking the
cause, noticed a tiny wreath of smoke
rising from the counter. Setting aside
n flask of water that, stood close by
sponged over the burning spot with a
damp cloth. Shortly after I again de
tected the odor of burning wood, wlien
to ray surprise, I discovered another
burning spot on the table close to the
water tin.. The flask was standing
In the sunlight, thereby concentrating
the rays to a focus on the top of the
table, acting In this esse as a burning
glass. A handful of highly combust!'
blc material was thrown over the burn
lng spot, catching fire almost Immodl
ately.
I cite this Instance merely as a warn
Ing to chemists and apothecaries, who
may not r calls how easily a Are may
be started In tbelr storerooms ny the
sun shlulug through bottle, flasks am!
carboys of llUld, converting tbem for
the time being Into burning glasses of
great iiower. I have In mind now the
Instance of n Are originating In
storeroom from this cause. New York
Times.
JnrU'a Account of It.
Ono of rude Sam s able seamen,
who was tn an "Owl" train that wns
wrecked, thus described his experience
"It was a little after two bells this
morning and I was smoking my pljie
In the 'Owl's stem galley. Tho first
thing I knew of any happening wns
when I was thrown violently from my
sent. After thu pitching and Jumping
hnd stopped. I cmwled out nnd saw
that tho steering gear of the 'Owl' had
been carried away, causing her to rt
amidships. The after end listed badly
to starboard and went aground, throw
ing nil hands In n heap to the listed
side No lives were lost, liowever,
though all were badly shaken up and
somewhat damaged. One unlucky pas
senger hunted the glass out of H port
hole, cutting hi-r head nnd face quite
badly. After wigwagging the craft
coming up behind to change her course,
the torwnrd end of our craft picked up
tho passengers and crew and continued
her voyage. As for mo. 1 will be glad
when I n m safe nhoard the Albatross
again. This cruising overland Is too
rough and choppy for me." Argonaut.
llnritnlnlnK H Orient.
Ill Smyrna. Turkey and ISgypt h
bargaining laugiiiige Is about tbesanis
"What you give, ladyf
"I won't give anything! 1 don't
want It! What! Do you think
would entry that back to America?"
"lint you take bold of bint. You foe!
him silk. I think you want to hoy
Vur. cheap. Only four pound!"
"l'our Miumia!" I say In frenoh
"Oh, you don't want to aelL You nam
to keep it! And at that price jou
will keep It!"
"Keen It!" In a sbrlli scream. "Not
want to Kit? Me? I her to sell!
still you everything you see! I tell you
tho shop!" store wbeedllngty, "You
glvo tne 40 francs?"
"No," In Kngllah again. "I'll glvs
you $2."
"America! Liberty! be crtea, hav
lug cunningly established my natiousll
ty sod nattering my country with
oriental guile. "How much you give
for Win? last price, now. Six dol
larsP
Wo baggie over last price" for a
quarter of an hour morv. and after
two cum of coffee amiably take to
gether and some general con versa! Ion
I buy the thing for $3 -Ullan Itell In
Woman's Home Companion.
Iloullt nnil "ItlrliMrd til."
In Iter book on "8ome I'layem" Amy
IwlU- says lint Kdia Booths dete
tntkm of Kkhard III was fmnk ami
Incurable, on, night, when in the most
uiagtilneeHt distant of lilcbard a super
fell In a w rutting, squirming attack,
which set Hie country audience laugh
lug. Itooth said luletly. after the fall
of the cutis. ii siuhl shoots of ails
guided laugh
"What was tin matter, captain T"
The feiul'llng raptsln oaocd relue
lautly tbat one ot t! 'jn vnt m.-u bad
been seised lu a Hi
"Please pay SO cvuts nest time, and
employ owe whoa Bis ui) not Inter
fere with Itlcbard. Itlchard Is unen
durable enough without the addition of
rented fits.
nmiiLrnnrka In gputlsnd.
I j ihn matter of sin-, r tn . 'ml, over
mastering dmokei i . -s c t.iU i with
out rivals In sham. f. t u. Dun
dee Adtertleer.
Don't quarrel If you ecu lulp
quarrel Is neiw made up. AtckUou
Globe.
Jj Polly Larkin. j
Helllsliiiesw and ItidlHereiice to otlie
sxiple's comfort can make and ereute
in limn, woman or child a dbqirdtloi
that It anything but onvhible and will
eatiH thulr friends to dl-tru-t nnd shun
them on nil oceii-lotis. Ilie selllsli jier-
on think- only of self, and this spirit
n-tinlly lead the unfortunate xw-wjr
on to tho time when he take-. -ltlv
delight in torturing and annoying
other', nnd when It i- not i-tirl-d am
no effort made to change the ItidlU'er-
ence and mjIIWIiiicm Into more lovabl
traits, It tnke the noble and honorable
un)ltte-i out of life that proclaim re
finemetit and thnt higher nature wi
extwt to lltid In the true man or worn
an It 1" n wny to W thwightful of
others nnd do tlio-v little kind, geueroii
and thoughtful nets tlmt wunn th
henrt and make ono fei-1 n il'ive thrill
of delight whin they put In an npear
sm-e. They have eticli winning, i-heer
fill ways nlsjtit them, and whereve
they tuny go n wnnii welcHne I await
ing them. Their friendn are anxiu
tn
IntriMluce them to their own irtic-ulr
ncpHintniice-nndothen-, knowing that
they wllU'rentcn box I lnipr-ioii fnun
the l)it, and that they need not
afrahl of their living utiything that
will call" oHeiie or jkiIii any of the
other giient-, Ult they nre p-Itlvely
ufnild of the M-ltMi and indiUVreii
friend anil are In a eoli.-talit state of
anxiety for fenr come oneV fii'llngt will
lie hurt or wjme gueot will lie .IIglitel
Thev watch everv move and endeavor
bientcli every word, for In Mich n u-o
"forewnnii-d it (o ! forennueil." I'olly
wl'liej every ly or girl who N given to
wlllplinti and never thinking of any'
lidy Init them-clve!, forgetting that
other wile have their right." and fwl
fng, would take till- to heart ami en
denvor to throw a little more Miiibhlli
Into other leople's live lntol i
catting shadow lefore them and mw
lug thorn in-teKd of rif in their
tmtliway.
I hIwhva fet'l tlmt there it something
that 1- noble ulid elevntilig lucking It
thoe who will impale a lly on a pin
and dellU'rately proceed to torture it
by pulling oil' It wiug, -ticking a pin
Into It eye-, ami llimtly ending It all
by pulling the poor in't to (ilevtK
There it something nViidNIi and
lively Inhuman In miyone who w ill be
ipillly of anything of the kind, and he
should U- severely dwilt with. Yet I
sow a Uiy trtiit a lly in that wnv In the
preMMiivof hl mother the other day
and w hat do yon think she sold'.' You
would never gtits. '"he looked at him
fondly and said: "He makif me shud
der when he ihsi auylhilig like that
but lie's so fond of imttmil history ami
tdivskilogv. anil his limrt I n't on
being a diM-tor, so I supiMiso I inii-l ge
iisnl to nil that kind of thing, for In
the language of some of our most unit
iieut iilivslclntis, 'Ihey destroy ti
snve. A lady who wtvi prmtii am
who was fairly writhing In her chair at
thc-dght, replied, "Hut he ii not work
ing on that principle at all; he Is de-
stroying to kill nud inakt- thut lir lly
sutler. We want Immunity and thought-
fulneM Htiioug our physicians, and not
iilv tlmt, but tenderness and an aver
sion to i-nilsu UevilIesM siiU'erlng. What
kind of n physician would our Uy
nink.' if he Is at this tender age culti
vating that Insarthriien4 that will
allow him to torture things in that
way?" "I don't look at things In that
light nt all," replied the mother, with
MHiie spirit. "He wnuls to Is- a sur
geon, Mild they liitvo to be ludlllereut
to suU'cring ami have n vi nerve and
steady hand to achieve n sii.its-. In
surgery, lie (IUms'IisI a live toad the
other dav, and while I fairly had
nervous ehlll over It, he was ti iiml us
a pltiv of Ice, and knowing that hi
ambition In life Is to ! a great surgsm
did not have the henrt to y any
thing," nnd 1 lobby caught another lly
and procemleil lth hi cruel vork
while the guest lift I from the room, In
dlguant and with a strong feeling that
she would like to catch 1 lobby out long
enough to Milmlnltnr the chaatlM-meiit
that he neetlwl. Yet after all the
mother was largely responsible for Uie
cruel nature of her toy, and liitid of
trying to tetn h hltn kludiMM and gen-
tleiuw in all thuiffs, she encountgetl
liliu lu lihi went of cruelty. It was a
mistaken bleu, nud I'olly will "inla her
gtmss" If she thx uot yet renp the har
vest aud have iminy an acUiug heart
over the cruelty of the hoy w ho is now
Iter Idol aud lu whom she can set
uothlug but w hat 1 gtkMl and true, Uit
tlmt U mother-like.
I know of me little ly w ho fnmi hb-
bo by ho. si up allowed tbks cruel spirit
and which hie father and nvother
nt'iiiwl perfectly Uilul to, ami I am
wiiti'lilng Ui ne w hut the Imrveot will
I hi Air the boy aud parents it. well.
When he wns a mere Utby and omtld
Jthit tisldle round he took a keou 4eiis-
tire on stepping on everyone s toe.
I'heli li" Uk to pinching aud sticking
plttc Into everyiMie he could. 'Ilie lnt-
ilo III the plitce where lib punmls
Mirled had uch an aversion to the
ohlld that they cook! not Unr to Imve
him oome Into the rvotu. Oue oveuiug
heenme Into the dluiug-rooui where all
the guests were assembled nt dinner.
and a he ixtwsl lie roaehed up and
stuck n pin Into a gciiUemnu's arm.
Ho mi ready for hltn, aud iiilck as a
tUislt he returneil the HHiillliieut ntnl
the Uiy w as carried M'renuilug from the
rtMii by his mother, w ho tuitouHcd
the vk'tliu of her son's dally Knuk "a
grent Ug overgrow u brute to slick a ilu
Into a mere I why" He reIUsl thut le
?as Hitry, i.ot for HrH'trnttug the
act, Uit t'or the ixiiumotkm that he had
miMsl, but he had sto.sl having hu
(.s slepju-il on and pint thruit into
lilm at tongas, he Intended to tolerate
such trwitment, and that if she did not
teach her child IwUer inantiert anil
more res'iect for older ptojde, he would
surely come to grief. As far as he was
concerned he had ceo.nl to be a martyr
to the little tyrant and intended giving
hltn n little of his own medicine when
over he gave occnbni for it. Needless
to say he had no more trouble from
the ly, who then played his pranks
on MHiie one w ho was not iUltt' so ag
grifwive. There wtts not a r-jn In
the luMie who rymjuthised with the
boy but his father aud mother. It
ny to bo kind, gutille and thoughtful
of otliers, and little folkt should be
taught this In their enrlier h-.)iis.
Two young girl were talking earn
cstly together In the car the other even
Ing going home from their work. Did
you ever stop to think what a line
place a street car Is for getting Ideas
new and old? Thus two girls were
stagi-strurk. Itoth had seen Mrs. FLske
in "'iVss," and one of them had een
and heard her in "Ilecky fjliurj)."
They were enthusiastic, and lth
watitcl b le actn-ss!s. One of them,
who looked as though all talent for act
ing had U-en left (Hit of her make up,
said, "I am Just dying to U- an actress,
and I would ! willing to live on bread
and water and study night and day to
iKMisgoixl an netres as Mrs. Fi.-keor
Katherine Kklder." Yet li-ten to what
Miss Kidder has to soy on the stibect.
She thinks it Is n mi-take, and home is
the place for women, and yet she is one
of the brightest and nio-t wucci-ssful
.-tars in the theatrical world. It i
good advice she give-, whether the
stagitruck girl- will take It or not.
Few of them realize the hard study and
trials aud tribulations tlmt every site-ccs-ful
actress mu-t m-s thnHigh to
gain her 'Million on the stage.
BRIEF REVIEW.
Wonderful QujUti of Liquid Air.
I'rofKs-sor d'Arsonval lliiuefleil air
w ith grwit siicces-s at a recent confer
ence of the Mti-oum of Natural Hl-tory
at l'uris. The air was liquclled by
enormous pressure, and its temieniture
was minus ISO degreos eetitlgmde. The
lktliil can l- kept in iliKlble-sldiil sll-veri-oloreil
lsittli-, from which it will
uot cvuionitc as it did in former exjuT
imeuts when kept in other receptacle-.
It wtis shown that lliitietled air do-troys
the ehi-tlclty of India rubU-r, which li-
ctimes hard ami a- brittle as glass. It
enn then lw pnlverized. Wlien the air
has evaornteil the India rubl-r naln
Us-oiiu-t elastic. Mint call Is- treated
in the same mamiiT. l'rofewor d'Ar--ouval
showis.1 a Urfstcuk that had
Iss'ii illpKil lu llti'IUil air. He let It
fall, and when it struck the platform it
sounded like n stone. It broke Into
pieces. Mints can le reiluceil to a pow
der that Is isvsy to mii-ticate and as-im.
Hate. Ice dioiisl Into liiUelled air will
cut ghis like u dlauionil, and mercury
will Kisinut as hnnl as antimony.
Lliiui'llisl air givert nieUils, especially
stivl, ten-fold iUalltlt- obtained by or-
llnarv tiu-thisls. It Increased their
dtictibility, enabling them to be drawn
out to the thickness of n hair. When
heated it liecoiiie so iNiwerful an explo
sive thnt no uieUil om rosi-t it.
Hiodwritlag Quuctfrialics.
The lne.ierieiiced ones are blissfully
unaware that handwriting i rcully a
physical chanu-terl-tlo of the human
Usly, which Is innately Hx-uliar to lie
ow tier, i ou nmy, Indeed, alter lb
general form, like the man w ho write
atiouvmoos note, or cover It witli
mako-up, like the innti who forgtM a
Igiuitttre the actor tloct Istth to hi-
voice and fact- ou the stage tail this,
after all, Is the ino-t yon inn do. You
cannot destroy, or even teui'iurarily get
rid of the charai'terWUc of your w riling
Itself. It I- much a part of the ex
pruwlou of your being h your manner
of talking or your gull in walking, aud
thnt It cannot lie dee-lroyed 1 the more
certain bccau no one, lio matter how
much study he might give it, could
ever ft in I out all of the uilcoliM'iou
clmracleristitv of his handwriting
OkUst Ilnnsh Vttt bit One.
Iord tlwydyr, one of the few ieejs
with a renlty Welsh name, 1 the oldest
Hiir but one in the kingdom. He Is Is)
ymrs old. I le was for a w hole genera
tion secretary to the Uinl t'tuuiiU-rlalti,
and held that xwt when the .Utvli
cnilie to the thrwiie. I ord tlwydyr lut
btteiy given Us a glumeof bi per-sMml
lwbiW. 1 1 i only siuce he w a H), lie
smvs, that he litis tnkeu tuuch care of
bniiM-lt, and even now he doe Utile
more thau go to Itetl regularly at night
and get up regularly iu the morning.
He luwall lib- life U-eii ued to Hbund-
ant exercWe, uud Ue iiktiis uu nenllli
and longevity to thw and to his moder
ation In entlug and drinking. He has
not taken umny holbuty, and the few-
he hue had have gvnelHlIj Iwn lu the
Hutuniu or the winter
The State Miuiug Hurwnu of t'allfbr-
ula wns eebiUfelieil In Ins) as a reeillt
of the sgilMtluit and labor of Jo-eph
VaMMi, who then repreentel Inyo
aud MouoooMlitles iu the Assembly
Over tanijlXArA.) ha. ts-u givew to
lntitutlous nud olmrilien during the
ilecnde lu sNM of t'l w wore
lu this country nhtue.
Jnpauee Usikskire. uutil rxvetiUy
Uaw Uen uuwllllug U kee bibhx lu
Muck fat firoo4ieudlng I her llsiddulet
putrmu-.
The 4aleof the kit l'. 1'. liuutittg-
ton niuouubt to over f?u,tXk),UlL
I'he lUvr lender, IV Wei, ult .-
tiinns. to give the t.ngltsh trvmblc.
A FAMOUS BANK NOTE.
Tbr One Thai CralUthanli Urrn nnd
Ihe CroirJ. It llreT.
One day about the yr 1318 George
Crulksbank was passlus Newgate on
his way to the exchange, when, seeing
a crowd collected, he went forward to
learn what wns the tnstter and saw
that It was the execution of several
men and women. He wa9 horrified at
the spectacle and on lmulrlng learned
that the woman was ilas hangsd for
passing counterfeit 1 notes. He learn
ed also that this punlsbment was quite
a common thing, even though tho poor
wretches often sinned In Ignorance, be
ing the dupes of men wbo sent them to
buy some trifle and return the change
to them. Wrung with pity nnd with
shame. Crulkshnnk went home and Im
mediately, under the in-plratlon of his
feeling, sketched a grotesque carica
ture of a bank note, lie called It a
bank restriction note-Dot to be Imi
tated. He represented on It a place of
execution, with spaces about tilled In
with halters and manacles, n figure of
Britannia devouring tier children and
transport ships benrins the lucky or
unlucky ones who had escaped death
to Van Diemen's Land or Australia,
while In place of the well known signa
ture of Abraham NewUnd was tlmt of
"J. Ketch."
He had Just finished this, when his
publisher Hone entered, and siclng It,
Iwgged to have It for publication. So
Crulksbank etched It and gave It to
Hone, who exhibited It for sale In his
window with startling effect Crowds
quickly begun to gather and purchased
so eagerly that the Issue was soon ex
hausted. Crulksbank was kept hard at work
making more etchings, the crowds
grew so groat that tho street was block
ed, nnd the mayor had to send soldiers
to clear It. Hone realized over 700 In
a few days. Good Words.
BRITISH BANK CLERKS.
Snmiilimrr ! Trrlnir on Tliine
Willi Mllni I'orin,
Hank clerks generally look so sleek
and comfortable aud are almost In
variably so well groomed that their
grievances rarely receive iiatlent bear
ing. One who was recently dismissed for
the terrrtblc crime of smoking a pipe
In a city cafe during oue of the hours
sacred to what Is called by city courte
sy lunch writes, giving a list of re
strictions which he declares nre ab
surd. No clerk Is allowed to smoke a pipe
In the streets durlug banking hours or
at lunch.
The average clerk's salary Is uot so
very high, but nevertheless be must
wear a silk bat and cnue to the office,
dressed as one wltb double 'be salary.
Wearing a cap to business Is not to be
thought of, as It is nu unpardonable
offense In the eyes of the bank ottlclals.
The salary of the average bank clerk
ranges from altout shillings a week,
but In many banks the Milnry Is much
lower and the chances of promotion
very small.
A clerk's motley Is greatly diminished
by his liavlng to subscribe to numerous
fluids, such as a "sports" fund, tn keep
the cricket or footbRll grounds lu order,
which he himself Is never able to see.
Saturday Is no holiday-for him. as be
does uot leave the olhVe ou tho-e days
untQ about l or o cloek.
It must not be suppon-d that tbe
day's work of a Iwnk clerk ends wltb
the closing of the bank to customers.
In fact. It only begins at that time.
lAndon I'xprc-tg.
The At mi Willi n I'niirr.
The man with a paier during tbe
morning and eveiilug Imiirs In New
York city Is legion. There are about
-HsJ.Ck.iij of him. A mau w ithout a uews
impcr on an elevated train. In n street
car, aboard n ferryboat or In a railway
coach. I'lurnlng or evening going to or
from business Is conspicuous.
He Is a rare bird Indeed, nnd looks
as though he were wrecked and float
ing alone on a sen of toslng tapers.
He Is sure to feel lonesome and almost
outside tbe pale of civilisation, for his
fellow men, wltb tbelr faces to tbelr
regular diet of dally uews. hardly no
tice lil in.
If you bave time to spare a moment
from your morning paper. Just look
about you, lu car or boat, observe and
listen. You will see every mortal man
-wltb ofleu hundreds In view nt oue
time religiously liowlng at the altar
of tbe news In silence that Is only
broken by a continuous rustle as tbe
scores of leaves are tuiiuiL There Is
uo more devout newkpaper readlug
community than Is found In tbe me
tropolis. New York Herald.
Iluu lluiW limn (lid.
According to Professor Adam Sedg
wick, says Tbe Youth's Companion,
there Is reason to believe that buds
share In the growing old of tbe parent
plant. He illustrates his meaning tn
tbts way: Suppose tbe averajre life of
tn Individual plant-say a tree to be
100 years, ihen a bud removed wbeo
tbe parent plant Is 90 years old will
also be virtually M years of age. and If
transplanted by grafting will be able
to lire ou tbe graft only 0 years more
Her ei T07.
Hetty (recently engaged) 0b mother.
you ought uot to ak me to make tbe
bread now. The .lough gets lato tbe
setting of my dtamoud ring awfully:
Mother Then why not take the ring
off when aou begin to make tbe bread?
Hetty Mercy! Suppose somebody
1 bo u Id come to!-Boston Traifcscrtpt.
llnutiiih I'nr stiallutT.
"You must keep your moulb shut
when you are tn tbe water." said the
nurse, as she gave Heale a bath. "If
you don't, you'll swallow soate of lb"
"What If I dor asked Itewl Ibbo
"lly. There's t4entj wore In tbr
pipes, Isn't lbervr-KcbaHtfti
He Do you dawnceT
She 1 who ban been lafarwisl UMt be
Is a bore No.
He-Neltber do 1. Ut's ta4 tbe
cveoins just talking to ah
ItMtou run
Marts has bee said acalnst nrtde.
bat It at lea.i never brine one tbe
ntBluatkxi of baring a favar rf4
cntcngo New.
CVmpsied i
:.! tcr of tbe Pead
Salt lake are roropar
ea, tbos. f
sttrcly frvu.
STUDY Ml YOU MAY.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING A3 A
"TIRED BRAIN."
Wlien 'ton 'Ililiil-. Ill" Uraln Is
Tlrril. II N Hrnllv Stomach
'Hint U IMerfrd or "Mime Othrr Vi
tal Point Tlinl In WenkeiieJ.
Kvery man should have Impressed
uiK.n him tbe fact thnt tbe human
brarn l mpablo of absolutely unlimit
ed development It can bo devlopiil
more easily, more pcrmatiftitly than
the mtivles. I.Ike the mucles. It is
dew-lo'ied by exercise, but unlike them
there Is no limit to Its possible develop
ment and there Is no age limit to the
growth of mental faculties.
If jou go to a certain hotel In Chi
cago you will Uml nt the door of the
large dining loom a colored gentleman
who takes your hot. overcoat and urn
bn lla. He gives you no ticket. When
you walk out again, to your Intense
amnseineiit be hands you your prop
erty, identifying you among hundreds
of other guests and Immediately as
sociating yon with the proper list and
coat
In a big store In Twenty-third street.
New York city, a small negro lad, H
or 15 years old. works for a living,
One day at that store this writer asked
for a tiook aparcntly seldom pur
chased. f Various dignllled white men
were as'ked about the book. They
thought that they did not have It, but
to make sure they asked the colored
boy. Without a moment's hesitation
lie imlnted out a certain balcony on
tbe east side of the store and told ex
actly where tbe small volume could be
found. Hvery one of tho thousands
of books in tbnt store was located In a
definite sjiot In that young negro's
mind, despite the fact that he probably
had seen the Insides of very few of
the volumes.
Tbe two Instances quoted arc not
unusual. They Indicate merely the
most snterficlal sort of development of
one (inrtlcular mental faculty, that of
recollection. A nnre remarkable In
stance of uch development was shown
by Houdln. the Krench prestidigitator,
lie could pass a shop window con la in
Ing erhaps si-ores of different article,
cast a glnuce at the window as lie
went by and enumerate without error
everything In It from that one gin nee.
Some men learn a score or more of
languages.
Vet the greRtest development of any
human brain has never taxed even to
tbe slightest degree tbe actual capacity
of the mind.
No matter to what extent you may
train your mental faculties, no matter
how mucb yon may use your brain, you
will still bo like the man who has spent
X or d cents and has a million dollars
in tbe bank
We are Justified In belleviug tbat we
are de-tlncd to marvelous mental
achievements In the future, when we
consider the Instrument of thought
that has been given to us aud whleb
Is so little used at present
A scientist named Meiuert calculates
that the gray matter of tbe brain con
tains Ott.isW.Ooo cells
That in Itself seems quite complicat
ed. If we only bad one thought stored
away hi each celt wo would know
quite a good deal.
lttit you must remember tbat each
cell Is divided into several thousand
molecules separately divisible.
Hvery one of these molecules con
tains many millions of atoms, uu
questionably each separate ntum plays
Its part In the working of the brain
Figuring on a very modest basis, you
And that your brain contain IS.0O0.
000.000.000.1 sin.iKiO separate atoms.
The theory that the atom is an Indl
visible particle of matter, nhlcb is iu
dlcated by Its nam" mean lug uucutl
ble. Is only a theory not h) any means
demonstrated. There Is no reuson to
bCleve that there Is any limit to tbe
universe In the direction of Mgnes or
littleness. What we call an atom may
be In effect nu indivisible particle of
matter or It ma? lie a smalt universe
In Itself However this may be. don't
you think that wltb a brain orgnuiied
as above you ought to be able to devel
op a good deal of mental energy and
be quite free from any worry altout
overworking- the machine which has
been giten to you to do your thinking?
When a man thinks his brain is tired
It If really bis stomncb tbat Is overfed
or some other vital point that is depict
ed or overloaded Keep the rest of
your body In good condition, aud your
brain will never feel any atuouut of
work that you 0 lie able to give it.
N'ew York Journal
The I' ran lent JoUe.
Tbe practical Joke It a remnant of
barbarism Hunted back to Its origin.
It Is a survival of tbe methods of tor
ture In vogue wltb savages tbe world
over. The Idea behind every practical
joke Is the infliction of pain, shame,
fear or ridicule upon tbe victim It Is
not often that tragic effects follow a
Joke, repeating tbe news chronicles of
tbe dally press, but when one reflect
tbat the real object of every alleged
"Joke" of tbe practical kind is Imply
to inflict uhvslcal or mental naln m-.n
some one it aeeni as If It must be time.
by tbe cloc of the ace, for tbe prac
tlce to end. at least amnnr plvili.ui
and half civilised people. - Ada C
sweet in woman t Home lompantoa
Tliui sii,r Tlwr,
Gaylord-tilad to bare met ron. nl,t
boy t'oine up and Me me some time.
Meeker I declare. It's too bad! n
HI be Impossible for me to come
then. I've an engagement taewbere
So sorry.-Honton Transcript
Persia has tbe most famo lis 111 sihaIi
mines lu tbe world, which bars bven
worfc-d no less than eiirlit rr,tnrW
Tbcee pretty stones, however, are to U
iouiki in many parts oi llw uortd, In
Hod Ing Saiony
1'uitrrtul Vrml,
Tne reteral editor of tbe OoWra
Colo I Traaarrini. who hata n..
be hates a delinquent sulwcriber. and
woo uses only tne old rW table George
Washington lira ml of frnik in k...
bualaea. fathers this Strang story:
"A Larimer county farmer loat a
cow m a ter gueer awaner laat week
The animal in rummaging through t
rummer lumen round and swallowed
aa uld umbrella and a cau of y.-at
The tiiti ', ri... ni'orf i, ,.' .
- ... .. ...v .
I- i.l a m, i a ra - I t!.. :iu-r. 1 a
J'. '. : e I ,.l , --,. Al Uj. --iK'uv.r
1 est
AN OVERLOAD OF LOOT.
Tbe Worcester Spy prints n letter
from a whiter serving In the Ninth
United State" lufnntry In China In
which he says: "If I could have taken
care of and safely handled all the loot
and plunder which I had and could
have got. I would return to the United
States a rich man, easily worth frop
$1!,-,,inn to $30,000. but I couldn't do It
and had to get rid of what did fall
Into my hand- n quickly as possible-
sold nearly ?1.0u0 worth of loot 1
had silver bullion galore, beautiful nnd
costly furs of all kinds, silk In nbun
dance and a great variety of precious
stones and Jewels, hut I could not car
ry It. so had to dispose of It as quickly
as I could. I sold fl.MW worth of
pure bar silver for $200 Mexican mon
ev. equal to $100 In gold.
"I have often stated In my palmy
days that 1 would like to have all tbe
wealth I could carry, nnd here Is a cae
of where I have It Hut It avails me
nothing, as the ioor enlisted rann gets
nothing out of the affair but hard tack
and with but one-fourth rations at
thnt. Many of the olllccrs have secur
ed enough out of the affair to be
wealthy for life, and the higher the
rank the more loot they got When
vou read In the paper of the Americans
iiot looting, you can Just wink the other
eye and be wle. The Americans nnd
the Kngllsh were dead In the game, nnd
the I'tizllsh got n trifle more thnn the
i.wun.,' thev were a trifle smart
er. ' The Japanese are the tlnct sol
illers In the worm touay any j j
take them, and any nation wants
ou
to
think twice liefore Dumping up nga
them."
Inn
A Shrrnd Snlmlrr.
a u-in in oM-liHiize for a marriage
II
cctise Is the bargain a shrewd South
ninnlin snlnster exactisl In Judge
imlnr's court liefore she would con
ent to the settling of the conjugal
yoke about her neck.
.Inenb Merta and Itarhara I.. I.lsy.
years old. appeared in court and asked
to be married. The license nan tce
procured.
"Now." wild Mls I.l.v. "while we ar
waltlm: for the Judge wo can attend
tn
this business that's got to lw done be
fore this affair goes any further."
The bridegroom understood. He drew
from his tiix-ket a will and handed It
the clerk with a request for a receipt
ltv the will Mertz lieituenthed all of hi
Kj-sesslons to his Intended wife. The
wedding then went on.- fitnahn t.or
Chlcngo Record.
Are Other I'lnnrts llilinblteil f
The president of the Trench Acad
emy of Science at the last meeting o
tbat iKxly announivd that Mme. Gux
maun, a Mlevcr In the plurality of In
habited .orhl. had bequeathed to the
academy a sum of Psmssi francs to be
given to any pe;-.n who shall have suc
ceeded In entering Into communication
with one of the h.nienly IkmIIos with
the oxceptlou of the planet .Mars. The
"will," M. Levy add-, wisely provide
that on each occasion that the prize
could uot be awarded during the space
of Ave years in succession the com
IKiutid Intetest will lie devoted to the
promotion of the serious work of as
tronotny. The Intention of the fountle
would be scrupulously carried out. and
the prlie would be put up for couiietl
tlon In the present year. I'arls for.
London New .
Lemon Juler Tor tbe Crip,
I wish to call the attention of the
public to what win done by the board
of health of the city of London at the
time the erlp was epidemic there a few
years ago. It seems that they placed
bulletins In public places telling the
lieople that when taken with the gri
they should drink freely of lemon Juice
diluted with water, or strong lemonade.
This should lie taken hot. If this va
done in tbe beginning they would need
no other medicine. In tho meantime
take every precaution against taking
cold. One thing Is certain hot lemou
Juice or lemonade Is n great remedy for
Intluenxa ami colds. Brooklyn Kagle.
Ilussinnlird rtnlHnd,
The spoliation of Ilnland proceed:
apace. It Is uow decreed that no gnth
erlllZs of IHs,nle fur tlia itlolon
social, scientific or economic subjects
suail lie permitted without special II
cense, and even then nnlr In the nr.w.
ence of the iiotlce. Thus the members
or me racutty of the university of
HeUlngfors must not como together to
(Ucum the nature of tho cnnnls o
Mars without tlrst getting a permit
irotn the itusslan police, nnd then
must nave a i oack- k-nnnt tn imn.i
among them at their meeting. Truly!
.Muscovite clvtllxation Is a flue tblug!
New York Tribune.
i in,.. i,. ...i
Tbe Kansas City Star the other day
said: "The hl-j-hosr h.. .i ,..
- pwv tu't tiii IU
this or any other country for a Here
ford cow was paid this afternoon at the
w.,,u,u .aie at me stockyards puvll
ou ior neiu (.raves' cow Carnation
After half an hour of utii, i.i.i.u....
iMieou
un, -uico me price advanced at
iou luuik. siio uni t..,i.. i... , ....
- - ' ' wvUhUI U. UI'SS
C. Adams of Mo
"'iv rirr UUII no-
rore In the world for a llerfford cow
"ma u.itJL 1JH1IIV uMi in i M . i .
yw w for thli turn."
Illllpoitrr un ihp MP
The MilDotlnr
again. Tbl time In conuectiou with
the magnltlceut ruins of temples ud
OlIlAr nun.lh. . .. .. ' "
... uiiiuuv wuich are
n h ff?U, ui' anl down
In the rlrlnifv n, k.. vn .. :
name thatt ktUald tu V.. II . .
. - mmiiuhiii uy :il'i
aud tradition, and some of them world
". iu uisiury. suoulU Ik- dese-
crateil lir Ih.. i,iii.... "c-
. . " ' mi vert si eg a
bote! or n mmi pill ,y means o
he posters he plaster hapten! on
tbe ruins. -Cairo Snhinx.
IMI ClUUOBT,
A meesener emnl..ra.l .
...tloo U, .'rag,: Wa'w" i. 1
ohw,s.b: r-? m a' i "
'ls. a Jar of sour cabbage, two met
en pounds of fruit. ul cucWm'.
.VIK'1 nJ' K-i-les he
uptrm. six bottle of beer and
list fill a... . . . iull
thnv
"" V numerous
fen ...... ' W"hS
the
u successfully a.
- - -d ai.d the t
tecum
1 'l'vr "as '""nddead In
The
i led
viu.u., Louacn Standard.
TU AT WiC niCPrs. i
IMpn Said There Wu x0 UpJ 7
In Hit Tim Cm,,, V vsW'C
Tnpa." asked tho little boy, Vfc'"
remember the first money jf.Ssui
earneili" eMARTE
"Yes." said papa. "It wu iSO1
nnn- filllnr T Pltlt rtlrWA it,. ..nrlih(
liregc, me ;rucei-, gave me for
aftcntatScSmt
eatn that nickel, nnd when be .wever.A m.
I ran three blocks home. t!ttHJun?togl5tf
to show It" coinltisTo
"And did you put It In yota iy, tb'Sc)
bank?" asked the little boy ialiblam
"So; I got father's pcrmlssl-d coolne
spend It Just as I pleased. Ho,-iu of, hall
kept It for three or four days, 4d garish
have the satisfaction of bavin? bJv.' J
of my owned, earned by my own rufttwo
tlons. And If I could have bocds'oiie
tbe things I thought of uuyln;ayuvriL
that nickel I would have bad icd .with
$10 worth of books, toys, marUaCtniiguIai
what not. Finally I made up ny stustslAl
What do you think I bought" IthTtJhlm
"I am sure I can't guiss," 8ajudlsMni
little boy. "What did you buy, jjHSsE
"I went to the bakery and bocrsl,,ned
custard pic." herein
"Why. papa! And you said grKf;t,i!2E
always had cutard pie at honlt4iiiSfi,'
let you have a slice of It ns soonnVjL'1
got home from school!" VXliSiifr
"Yes. I usisl to get n slice, buts."1"1!
whole pie, and she never let nee' ""HP!'
the way 1 wanted to. So I went ti "j!!?1
bakery and bought my pie and bee0?1
ed a spoon from tho baker and ttiV'-lSw
the custard and left the crust I ti Ji
had nnythlng taste so good In n'"."!!-
life." 1 n"2-
"Vmi never nllmr mo tn pit c9.,lil.
pie that way. papa." said the ll'UeinA$S,
"Oh, that's different!" said
)apl-'aslmrel
dlanafiolis Press.
I eotuejf
otu'ebu!
PAINT ON INDIAN FACEicd.
ff nTutn P
.Venrlr All of It .Henna Snmetb 1..-'
Tlionc Inltlntrd. ttlTvl
The fact of the matter Is tbat aftFiUrv
paint mark ou an Indian's face Wandy
sign with a definite meaning ln-i1t3'ui
other Indians may read. hcniDR,jjiJf;.
dlan puts on his full war lalBthopnmi
decks himself not only wall his Mjjfce'V
Individual honors and dlstinrtlonji Tu'oro
by his own bravery, but alo wlti,jncuiaTi
special honors of his family or tr mKFci
He may possess ono mark of dlKngTtnitw
tlon only or many. In fact, ho nii'mTrjgh
so well off lu this respect that, jp0uTm:
some Lnglish noblemen, he Is abl(vtjicujli
don n new distinction for every crcfovi
slon. Sometimes ho will wear all guua
honors at one time. "UJsl
Among the Indian trilws s onedHIon
tinted by the symbol of the dorftuclelU
painted lu red on the face. ThenMaJor
ous parts of tbe fish are srattf"'TliJ
tieterogeneously on the surface o(!g 'ruiiu
face; the peculiarly long snout Is psjot(Uta
cd on the forehead, the gills are ftdjcsTf
scnted by two curved lines belotr Jon'Tpa
eyes, while the tall Is shown as cirbe.sorrj
two and hanging from cither nos; 4'lpol
When only one or two parts of anyeturne
mal are iwluted on a man's face, llaughll
an Indication of Inferiority, ivhenwayili
whole animal apiears, even tlioujltalksyj
many oddly assorted parts, the r, Hlf?11
Is oue of great value and (nllcatBertJi
l,l,.l, rnl- VltllSH
Vltlll'
Very peculiar lire some of the totpHyjL'
nllle KVMlluils li.-llntll nil ttie IndlltllOSej
i2r
faces. There nre Ush, llcsh and fiBeutlci
of nil klnds-Hlog salmon. ilevl!liouJ
startlsh, wooilM'ckers, eagles, wrtB'!Smi,
wolves, bears, sea llous ami sea tuaTenuc:
sters. mosquitoes, frogs.
mounti -.;tii'.
goats and all manner of foct cl3vf"'SJ
beak marks-each wph n special aiitj,a;
ing of Its owu.-I'iiirsou's Magazine."1."'
omy i
chalk!
ir
thasjji
lie riot Soior Work to !.
"Prisoner." snld the learned msr.
l,r,,n In n In,. 1,..... I. m 1
Is the third time you've been here."
"Hut. your honor." pleaded the pr-,"JS-
picnic
but couldn't."
"You wouldn't work If you could r igg
"Yes, 1 would, your honor." beet!1
"Whnt kind of workV" built
"Anything, your honor, so Inns "ueif
was honest work." Jtitigv
"What kind of wages'" f tln
"Wages s no object, your h noritg-jfj
I want Is work, with food nnd clou?,
Ing and shelter." 'Jnou,
"And you'd work If you had that 0"iiuTi
of n Job'" broki
"Indeed, 1 would, your honor, octToi'
try me," nnd tbe tears actually caBuiy5,
luto his eyes. tloul.
"Very well." said the mag'strJ' wm'
kindly, "we'll give you a Job wit: ert'
shelter, food nnd clothing cotuhlnei Uen
Six months' hard labor. Next case.'-M"8
Tlt-Itits. Twlth
albt
Anpnraicna With OH. )BcFt
Fonteuulle. who wns pass;, natelj
foud of nstinnitriis with oil. invited laar,
dinner an abbe friend, who prcferrW.5
u wiiti imtier .Mituirui or iiospiiaufI(j
obligations. M. Poiitenelle had "'igboi
onlers thnt half the dish should hta!.
lerved one way. half the other, TUJi,
Just before the course came in
abbo fell down m a flt Without tat-
Ing the slightest notice of hltn
tenelle rushed straight to tho kitcbetl
crying: "All with oil! All with olir
Cornhlll Magazine.
The r.iirrt.
"Do you think those two letters wenj
written by the same nersonV
1 really couldn't saj." auswereu ic
handwrltluc exiwrt.
"Oh, I see! Vou haven't stum
them'"
Yes, I have: but I haven't ns J1
been retained either by the prosecutlot
or the defense." Uxchnngc.
rartlcnlllr About Ills .VnlllF,
Dou't drag my name luto print I
conmvtlon wltb this absurd affaur
crlcil tho Indignant citizen. "Hut If J"
do be sure to spell out my middle ran
in fulf'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
I'oatrd In Siill. ..r tltv lllr.
Collector-I am afraid to present tt!
tun in person to Mr. Grump, Hsu "I
IlOt liCttcr forwanl It lir mad?
.Manager les. but remember tun "
- - - . . . 1. 1
the only Instance where wc will loli"
our motto, "Post No Hills." Ohl'iS'J'
Journal.
A London paper commenting cn tW
fact tbat upward of 100,000 horw'
had perished in the South Afrltan '
up to date sees lu this condition of
affairs n rmtnni r.. r.r tliA succt'
of the motor vehicle as a military
Tint
tunct